New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-15
SCENES At THE'POULTEY EXHIBITION.
GOOD SHOWING oNrHE OPENING DAY-MzpAr

A GOOD SHOWING ONTHE OPENING DAY-M7DAIs
AND MKY TO ~ WON
The first annual exhibition CT the New-York Poultry
Exchange in the lii o poultry. pigeons. tevdegs and
household pets opatd yesterday. with such a ceuglopu-
erasn Of shrel> ad crows barks ard general voca NJ
tons. evan Sc Greatest snow on Earth would
have failed to pronce within tie familiar walls OF Mad.
issn Sqaar. Garen. There vasAt modest annni fl,
The lot from the Sny toydsg ana The siutns htia ban
tam to the hisbullos and TIE monsrous fortv-peuud
turkey gohlr Each cage Is numbered tina,
ts tho catalogue Il cuiis tbs visitor IL isakin.
the barn-yar. puzzle The musical a. well as the
most numei,us. display is In the poultry department,
al evory scllSaown seed ot every nationality rep
resented There light AMI lari Br IN Was aud rch
specimens of the white. bur am partridge CochNs tho
latter With feathers delestcly pcnccd in mahogany
and gsi. The an.shsns. biz dark birds. well
knowss COED csSprsdIcsr'. bat not popular tlble
fowl on account - their dark legs.
Por general purp ises, the Plymouth Eocks large fine
htis. with feathers striped axI barred regarded
faYolaOiy whe the black and white Minorcas not
only handsome, but valuable for tho
table and egg-producers. The white Wyax-
dottes command the admiration al the
ladies OF their CREAMY white co'apsx ion.
and regarded by poultorcrs "A animal al
hi o. Other attractive specimens the white crested
black Polshcs; the IioudaRs with spots az specks Of
black and white: the jsunty Games proud OF their
mighty lsss. their whpt Il. AMI pnss;ic pos,i1il les
or hcak anu spJ!s; the DaDtaS VINO try 10 maze moro
noise thas g0oblsrs ant the golden pheaslufs
of beautiful cslorns AMI brilliant plunage. Arincial
pssds been bat for the ddcks ana TIA drIke, and
several aris,scratc PekiRs. Man lara~ ID
Widseons waidlag about VITA Cayusas Calls AMI Nus
cows.
Tic pigeon department is attracting general aeAtion
account OF it, large display of fancy and h"ni z
pigeons. The crowds never to tive o. wach-
ing the carrier pigeons aud OF listen
ing 10 the tales OF marvellous hiShts nd sagacious
achievements. I've or three stfashioscl Ens4n ear
risrs in contrast the br-At. active aud
muscular disciples Ia belgian schools sen lii nom
Ing clubs rcpre-eRtCl. iaciG2a. the I"tia;d AND
Nrssrcle clubs and me Volunteer Assoc at"n 8" llo"H-
Nn the IuD Club Oi BOaon TIE Quaker city tIub OF
Fhaarlphs the PA nhcd asi he Paterson lltS. \
pnmber ftGc birds have been fovn IN the Volunteers
Tksils Notably these Of James Patterson used 10Y
ths Judges boat. and ethcrS used hY al" noNS M
rraGs. Queen AMI "Mctir-w." exhibited by GORE
Wait have The hes. American record ar 300 rii"S an
PattcTssns "isung Montgomery ha- record ~ iOi
miles The pigeons include beautu -pec mems ~
feather heel completely couce.n- tbs face ami head
fsutailS. "hooted priests aud beo-d -tai!ines ah"
countless others Of high ani lcurc>qhe e"hlhI
Tie tOy-d-g department IL IN one o. thc ante rooms.
where eu"ics sOi 81 bowls ana ycp' /" tntH'i on ~
all hours The NEST notable specimens are J. tharrs
DaNss J3paussC >paEc., " kOhe"; ..rs. Harry III ciS
black aud tan inc QUEEN; Peter CaSsdF's CAa1.
poR Ben - Yorkshire terrier watch hd- won several
Newfoundland puppies rabbits. hf'nc sli..r j.. M 81"
and Persian cats. glnea-pigs, etc: also display them
selves ~ this roo 20.
ticii. silver ana bronz. medals. together with cash
prizes will ho awarded to the m'si netahl' specimens ID
each department AMI class the judging 10 begin th'
msrniuE. The JUICES OF pelltry are l. N. t"'rn' ~
Rndslo; Abel + stevens. Wellesley. Mass. Thomas
Dawson Will he The ud 20 Of the dogs.